Blogging about Lego Clubbin and other library program ideas
This was a big hit at Lego Club! After quickly going over rules, I told my kids about the Global Cardboard Challenge, where kids are encouraged to make anything they want out of cardboard. At the time my wife was doing the challenge at her library, so I thought I would try to incorporate into... Continue Reading →
Scavenger Hunt!! Basic premise of this one is that you build whatever you want, but you have to hide a special Lego somewhere inside what you built. Then everyone goes around and tries to find where you hid your item! This one took a little bit more prep than usual, but it's totally worth it.... Continue Reading →
This was another really simple concept that kids liked!! After we went over rules, I told our kids that our theme was: secrets! We didn't really brainstorm as a group, but I told them some of my ideas. They could build a house with secret doors or secret passages or a secret jail. Or they could build... Continue Reading →
This one was a BIG hit at Lego Club!! After we quickly went over rules, I told everyone that the theme would be cars...but that was too easy. So we had to build one car and at least one obstacle for their car. We quickly talked about what an obstacle is and brainstormed really quick about... Continue Reading →
So I'm lucky enough that we're able to put all of our Lego creations into a display case once we're done. I highly recommend finding a display case if you don't have one. Kids love the idea that EVERYONE will see their creation. And kids that don't know about the program can stop by, see... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, I got the idea for this one from "Oregon Trail." Only this time, there's no dysentery 🙂 After we went over the rules of Lego Club, I started talking about the theme. I told my kiddos that they would be building their own deserted island for about 20 minutes. And they... Continue Reading →
This one I was inspired from an idea I found on Educating Young Engineers, which is a great resource to use! The idea is that a mini-figurine is trapped in a prison cell, which is just a REALLY big container: I made up some Wanted posters and hung them around my room to make it more... Continue Reading →
The Lego Librarian 